By Kevin Butler Conference President 2021 Australian journalist Matthew Knott is a 32-year-old U.S. correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald. He was in New York City earlier...
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By Carl Greene Executive Director If your answer to this inquiry about a “Questionable Life” is no, then your church may not be healthy. Really. A questionable life is necessary...
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The global coronavirus pandemic continues to affect the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of millions of North Americans. Developing and maintaining healthy leaders and...
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Focus on Missions By Andy Samuels Chief Executive Director SDB Missionary Society Jesus has a master plan for transforming the world. His plan is that through the power of the...
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May 22, 2017
by Canaan Phiri, new WF Vice President for Africa “How good and how pleasant it is when brethren dwell together in unity” (Psalm 133:1) True to the reflections of the Psalmist, I believe this should be the same feeling for each and every SDB once he or she tastes the Seventh Day Baptist World Federation (SDBWF) fellowship. I attended the SDBWF sessions for the...
May 22, 2017
By Daisy Moitinho and Amaury Moitinho To be translator at SDB World Federation Sessions was an honor and a blessing. We asked the Lord to help us to translate exactly what He wanted to speak to everybody there, and we thank the Lord for His help. It was wonderful to meet people from all parts of the world speaking the same language — we mean Seventh Day Baptist...
May 22, 2017
by Levi Bond Attending World Federation meetings as an observer in Brazil was a wonderful experience. It took about eighteen months for planning and preparation to be able to go. I took the Perspectives on the World Christian Movement course, which is sponsored by the Missionary Society. From there it was hard work — securing help from my association, church,...
May 22, 2017
The most significant thing: to meet my brothers and sisters from different countries…and be received in great and perfect love. (Karimutumye, Rwanda) There was love and a sense of belonging in every activity, service, and conversation, especially the music…. I think of the words of a song Sandi Patty recorded which says, “Love in any language, fluently spoken...
May 22, 2017
What do you think is the most important role of the World Federation in the work of your Conference or in the mission of Seventh Day Baptists throughout the world? • to keep all conferences informed (Communication) of the work and ministry of each conference, offer advice to member conferences on how they can improve ways and means of carrying out their...
May 22, 2017
by WF General Secretary, Andrew Samuels The Seventh Day Baptist World Federation is scheduled to meet next in 2022 in North America. From now until then, what will be and should be our focus? In my humble role as General Secretary, let me suggest that we all work towards the development of healthy SDB Conferences around the world, led by healthy spiritual...
May 22, 2017
by Outgoing WF President, Dale Thorngate As I reflect on thirty-one years of personal experience with the SDB World Federation, I want us to be reminded that God has been with us in the past and will always be with us in the future. Jeremiah notes the basis of that relationship: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and...
May 22, 2017
by SDBWF President Jonas Sommer, elected 2017 “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1Thessalonians 5:16-18) These words from the Apostle Paul describe in every sense what the delegates and observers experienced during the World Federation Sessions held in Curitiba, Brazil, last...